CPALS General Membership Meeting

January 28th, 2013

Welcome back!

• Introduction of officers for new folks!• Did you do anything fun during break?• Jess DID have her baby! • Meet Jenni

Reminders…

• 25 hours per semester• 3 requirements/events (one fundraising, one

special projects, one your choice!)• Meetings ARE required• Log-in when you are at the hospital is YOUR

responsibility• Do NOT email Jodie about outside hours• FB group and the website (cpals.web.unc.edu)

CPALS in the news…

• Wednesday January 23rd, 2013• http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/

2013/01/cpals-heady-herey-herey-herey-herey

Staff Breakfasts

• 3 breakfasts: February 5th, March 5th, April 9th • We are expecting everyone to contribute to at

least one of the breakfasts by baking/buying a breakfast item – drop off day before to Emily in the union

• You will receive 1 hr of credit• Sign-up after meeting

Fundraising

• Thanks to all those who worked the Georgia Tech Game

• There are only two games left - 2/5 game -only 3 spots open - 2/23 game- only 2 spots open• T-shirt sign-ups will be made into a google form• Benefit night at Qdoba sometime after spring

break

Special Projects

• Pink Pacers Flipping for the Kids February 2nd 3:30 pm at Carmichael Arena Bring your pal!• Valentines in the Clinic February 12-14 Sign up on google doc• Relay For Life!– Thanks to Courtney O’Connor for being our team captain

and thanks to everyone who has signed up– If you haven’t signed up please do so- link in email– Making invitations for pals and families after next meeting– Theme: BIRTHDAY!

1:1s

• New 1:1s will be assigned in February• New application is on the website• If you don’t get updates, please let me know

so I can add you to the email group! (This is VERY important)

• Getting a 1:1…• Email Kelsey with any questions before

February 4th (gustaves@live.unc.edu)

Opportunities…

Fundraising• 2/5 basketball game (WF)• 2/23 basketball game (NCSU)• T-shirts (likely to cost ~$15)• Benefit night the week after

spring break

Special Projects• Valentine’s Day Feb. 12-14• March clinic event week after

spring break• Relay for Life April 5-6th • Family retreat April 20-21st • Earth day clinic event April 22-

23

PLEASE plan ahead! We do NOT want to lose anyone this semester. Reminder: 3 required events!!!

Motions

• Floor open to motions! • Motion to amend the election process with

positions being announced in February (nominations in February also), elections in March and mentoring in April

• All in favor?• Anyone opposed?

Infection Control Precautions:What to Do

• Okay to enter:– Protective Precautions– Contact Precautions (with gown,gloves)

– Enteric Precautions (gown, gloves, wash with soap & water)

• DO NOT ENTER:– Droplet Precautions *email Jenni regarding possible exception for

1:1 pals

– Airborne Precautions

Protective Precautions

• Designed to protect immunosuppressed patients

• Wash hands before entering room

• (Standard precautions for all our patients)

• Patients must wear mask when leaving room, must have private playroom times

Contact Precautions• Wear gown and gloves BEFORE

entering room• Remove gown and gloves before

leaving, and wash or foam hands before leaving

• Borrowed toys/resources must have hard surfaces that can be sanitized

• Patients with multidrug resistant organisms, lice, scabies, etc.

• Patients must wear gown/gloves when leaving room, must have private playroom times

Enteric Precautions• Wear gown and gloves

BEFORE entering room• Remove gown and gloves

before leaving, and wash with soap and water

• Borrowed toys/resources must have hard surfaces that can be sanitized

• Patients with c.diff, norovirus, rotavirus, etc.

• Patients may not leave room

Droplet Precautions

• DO NOT ENTER• Email or call Jenni if your 1:1

pal is on Droplet Precautions• Patients with infections

transmitted by large particle droplets within 3 feet of patients (ex. Flu)

• Requires special training and regular surgical masks

• Patients may not leave room

Airborne Precautions

• DO NOT ENTER• (Trained staff enter with an

N-95 respirator mask)• Patients with known or

suspected infections transmitted by small droplet nuclei such as tuberculosis, chickenpox, shingles

• Patients may not leave room

What’s next?

• Next meeting February 18th

• If you cannot make meetings, email Kyle!• After the meeting: beads, clinic orientation

and valentine’s day decorations – stick around!

• Presentation on pals by Kyle and Courtney